One of Gable Steveson’s goals is to become a champion in UFC.
The MMA debut of Olympic Gold medalist Gable Steveson took place at the Legacy Fighting Alliance’s event on 9/12. Steveson scored a victory over Braden Peterson via TKO. He put Peterson away in just under a minute.
To reflect on the accolade, Steveson joined The Ariel Helwani Show. As the conversation moved along, he was asked about the possibility of him competing for Real American Freestyle, which was co-founded by the late Terry Bollea (Hulk Hogan).
“Um, right now, no. Right now, I had the biggest rush of my life putting on those gloves and getting that victory. I wanna keep it that way… I wanna stick to MMA. I wanna take it one day at a time. I’m 1-0 right now. I would like to be 2-0, 3-0, 4-0 and then just keep it going, and man, just believe in myself. You gotta focus on one thing, and I wanna focus on this.”
Elsewhere during the chat, Steveson was asked if he’s eyeing either PFL or UFC. He stated that he’s focused on getting to 2-0 in MMA, but does have a goal of becoming a champion in UFC.
“I would like to take this slow. I would like to go where I need to go. I’m 1-0. I’m focused on being 2-0, nothing else… The last guy that did that (made a quick jump to either UFC or PFL) took a couple knees so no… Man, if it’s there and the UFC looks at me or the PFL or whoever. My goal is to be UFC Champion. I wanna go out there and be with the best, I wanna look the best in the face and show the world what I’m made of and I know I can do it. If those fans think I’m ready and they wanna see Gable Steveson where he needs to go, of course. But in my eyes, do I have things to work on? Of course, and I will keep working on those things and keep showing the project as we go along.”
To read Steveson’s timeline of when he’d like to step back into the octagon, head over to this link here on Fightful.
If the quotes in this article are used, please credit The Ariel Helwani Show with an H/T to Fightful for the transcriptions.
